Rear Wheel - Yamaha YZ65J Owner's Manual

Periodic maintenance and adjustment

Rear wheel

To remove the rear wheel
WARNING
To avoid injury, securely support the
vehicle so there is no danger of it
falling over.
1. Loosen the axle nut.
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1. Axle nut
2. Washer
2. Place the motorcycle on a suitable
stand. (See page 7-27.)
3. Loosen the locknut, and then turn
the drive chain slack adjusting bolt
in direction (a). Repeat for the oth-
er side.
1. Drive chain slack adjusting bolt
2. Locknut
3. Drive chain puller
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(a)
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4. Remove the axle nut and washer.
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5. Push the wheel forward and re-
move the drive chain from the rear
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sprocket.
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1. Wheel axle
6. While supporting the brake caliper
bracket, pull out the wheel axle.
TIP
 A rubber mallet may be useful to
tap the wheel axle out.
 The drive chain pullers may fall out
when removing the wheel axle.
7. Remove the wheel. NOTICE: Do
not apply the brake after the
wheel and brake disc have been
removed, otherwise the brake
pads will be forced shut.
TIP
 If the drive chain is difficult to re-
move, remove the wheel axle first.
 For easy installation, rest the drive
chain on top of the swingarm.
To install the rear wheel
1. Make sure the brake pads have
not been forced shut.
2. Install the wheel, the brake caliper
bracket and drive chain pullers by
inserting the wheel axle from the
left side.
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